Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-18
GRAND SUCCESS OF THE THIRD DAYS
SPORTS.
Main Street Coast Continually Thronged
The Traverse Parade-A Br ilIiant
Spectacular Event-The At
ternoon Races.

MAIN Street coast continually Thronged
| The Traverse Parade-A Brilliant
Spectacular Event-The AT
ternoon Races.
The third day of Burlington's carnival
was in many respects a greater.success than
was anticipated and the outlook grows
continually more promising for the clos.
ing days of the week of sports. The streets
presented a gay and active appearance
yesterday morning and it required no
practiced eye to detect the fact that the
carnival spirit was running high Bright
and early the residents of neghboring
towns began pouring into the city from all
directions in all sorts of couveyances and
Il number of large sleigh box loads of
bright eyed, red checked country girls
with the driver as the only male in the
party, were noticed in the cavalcade. Their
appearance indicated that all had come
for good time and the success of the
latter part of the day and evening showed
that they were not disappointed.
The early morning trains brought large
delegations from the principal cities and
by 10 O'Clock the hour at which the sports
began the streets were completely throng-
ed. An immense number of traverses had
congregated at the head of Main street
ready tor the coast to open while the sides
of the streets were lined with spectators
Everywhere the bright and picturesque
costumes of the carniVallers filed the
streets, and the merry laughter and shouts
of the coasters, as they sped down the hill,
rang out on the air. With the assembling
at various points of interest of the guests
OF the carnival 1t became evident that the
attendance was much larger than was
expected. But 50 admirable were the
arrangements that in spite of the large
numbers in waiting, all had chance to
enjoy the sport. Main street presented
lively sight. From the top of the coast to
the foot, the hill was lined with interested
spectators, while the traverses shot by in
rapid but regular succession, each carry
ing its gay load of coasters, and making
It's course ring with gong and shout. The
hill had been carefully repaired and
scraped with the road machine after its
hard usage the previous night. The
speed of the traverses was something
terrific. The moderate temperature i'm
parted to the snow a degree of softness
which caused it to pack easily and the
traverses glided over the track as ii it had
been thoroughly fabricated.
The hold which coasting took upon the
visitors WAS wonderful and the majority
seemed to care for nothing else much III
the line of winter sports All had
IA craze for ii and those who did
not participate in the sport seemed to
enjoy the fun as spectators rs great
| ~ rs the merry coasters. From the time
that the coast was opened until il closed
at noon the throng continued in their
places and when twelve O'Clock struck
| hundreds fingered behind as If regretting
| that the sport had been Interrupted If
only for short time.
| The expectation that every foot of
| standing room in the vicinity of the win
ter sports would be occupied in the after
noon was fulfilled and Burlington has not
seen such a crowd in many day. When
| y n r. "a vic
up as if by magic and many wondered
where the thousands came from. The Sc
cret of it is this. About every resident
| here has friends in other cities and when
Il winter carnival was announced invita-
tons were sent out broadcast and the re
| suit Is that every other house in the city
is filled with visitors. In consequence of
this but faint idea can be gained of the
attendance from the hotels. For instance,
nearly 800 people arrived on the 12:l0
tram from the north and only about half
a dozen bus loads went to the hotels. 1t
Is consequently matter of difficulty
to estimate the attendance, but there must
have been at least 5000 or 1000 people
on the street near the coasting hill The
crowd was especially large at the foot of
the coast at the corner of Main and st.
Paul streets and at this point the first &C
cldent or the carnival occurred about the
middle of the afternoon. The traverses
had been turning up st. Paul street to
stop but owing to the manner in which it
was cut up orders were issued to have
coasters continue on down Main street.
The next traverse to come down was that
steered by G. G. Miller with party of
young ladies' and gentlemen. Mr.. Miller
had already started to turn as usual when
the guard waved him down street with a
red signal flag. To do this it was neces-
sary to make a short turn which brought
the traverse near the curbstone, which ii
struck, Overturning the entire party OF
IA or 10. Most of the party were more OF
less bruised about head and limbs, but Miss
Kingof Malone, n. Y, Miss Hill of Bethel
and Miss Washburne of this city and C.
L. Soule of Fairfield, VT, were picked VI
in an insensible condition and carried into
!. the Van Ness house. Mr.. Soule had
struck against the electric light
post and it was feared that his case was
serious although no external injury was
manifest Mr.. Miller struck the curb stone
and received bad cash over the left eye
! and had one of the bones in his left hand
broken. He retained consciousness, how
ever, and had stitches taken in the cut il
les. All those who were rendered
of brain but all regained conscious
: are not thought to be serious, In fac
most of the number had so far recovered
III the evening as to be able to leave theil
rooms.
After the excitement naturally following
the accident had subsidized the sport con
tinued as before and 1t Is estimated tina
a